Those restaurants span a wide variety of cuisines and price points, so you could go to any of the first nine in the list. If I had to pick just one dinner, though, it might very well be Topolobampo or Frontera Grill, just because their contemporary Mexican cuisine isn't widely available elsewhere around the country. www.rickbayless.com/restaurants

For breakfast, the pick is a no-brainer. Go to Jam. Period. Totally unique, totally awesome. Which is how it got onto that list. www.jamrestaurant.com